Owns revenue growth across defense, aerospace, government, and commercial markets. Personally leads opportunity identification, capture strategy, proposals, negotiations, pricing, and contract awards, with an emphasis on naval and maritime programs. Builds relationships with DoD program offices, primes, shipyards, and OEMs; oversees marketing, HubSpot-based pipeline management, and eventual sales-team expansion. Requires a proven record of personally closing military contracts, technical credibility, extensive defense sales experience, and up to 50% domestic and international travel.